Seventeen-year-olds
who will turn 18 before the fall election can vote in Ohio's
presidential primary, a judge ruled Friday March 11,2016, reversing instructions from
the swing state's elections chief just days before the primary and amid
early voting.
The
state's Republican secretary of state initially vowed to appeal the
ruling in the lawsuit, then opted not to fight it after a state appeals
court set a hearing for Monday March 14,2016, the day before Ohio's primary election.
At least 20 other states
allow 17-year-olds to vote in presidential primaries or caucuses, though
rules sometimes vary based on political party
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